Expecting nothing, give it no time. However, out of deference to the two party stranglehold on our nation, each party in turn owned by corporations and money people; it's the old Tweedle story; Alice not able to differentiate. That said, Gary Gross posted of his expectations, so the easy thing is, without further comment, to post a copy of his post, in case any Crabgrass reader cares.
Will RNC perform better than DNC?
The expectations for the Democratic National Convention weren’t high considering who their primetime speakers were. Still, they managed to not meet expectations. Most importantly, the Democratic National Convention didn’t do what Democrats needed it to do. Next week, Democrats will yield the stage to Republicans, who will hold their quadrennial convention.
Expectations are higher because the speakers’ talent is higher. According to this article, the speakers will be “former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, U.S. Senators Tim Scott and Joni Ernst, and South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem.”
The article continues, saying “Other speakers will include Nick Sandmann, who sued several media outlets for libel over the portrayal of his role in a confrontation with a Native American group on the National Mall in 2019 when he was a high school student, and Mark and Patricia McCloskey, a Missouri couple who face charges from a local prosecutor after brandishing guns at Black Lives Matter protesters marching in their neighborhood last month.”
Each night will also feature “a speaker who lived under socialism.”
Then there’s this:
Alice Marie Johnson, whose life sentence was commuted by Trump following intervention by Kim Kardashian West, has confirmed that she will speak. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will deliver taped remarks. A previous report suggested he would skip the convention, but his campaign said that was a “miscommunication.” While Jared Kushner was not originally scheduled to speak alongside Trump’s adult children, CNN reports that “it’s now under consideration.”
This sounds interesting. At least, the RNC won’t feature one past-their-prime politician after another. It’s great that the primetime speeches will be live. I hope that Kim Klacik speaks at the convention, too, even if it’s just to introduce Tim Scott or Alice-Marie Johnson.
I’m betting that Alice-Marie Johnson will highlight the First Step Act, which President Trump signed into law in December, 2018. The First Step Act is fixing some of the injustices created by the 1994 Crime Bill that then-Sen. Joe Biden co-authored. Biden is now the Democrats’ presidential nominee. I’m betting that Nick Sandman will talk about the media mob. I’m betting that the McCloskeys will highlight Soros prosecutor Kim Gardner’s unjust prosecution of them for defending themselves.
This will be a livelier convention than the DNC. That isn’t exactly difficult to accomplish.
Again, without comment beyond intro remarks. How about the Timberwolves getting the Number One pick in the NBA draft? With no obvious front runner talent; kind of like the two parties. (Well, without any further comment beyond that.)
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Gary is partisan Republican. A differing view, more partisan in flavor, here.
Truth likely lies between the two partisan views, with propaganda being all each convention is about; so why watch or care about either? Look more for telling detail the propagandists miss. Truth will be there.
Big question: How can well paid consultants produce such crap for their paychecks, as we see in political conventions, virtual or in person? The Clinton balloon drop being my standard of crass irrelevance.